British Film Commission teams with BFI, UK government, industry partners on COVID-19 measures
The organisation attracts and supports inward investment in the UK. Source: https://www.screendaily.com/news/
New Covid-19 Film and TV Emergency Relief Fund set up | BFI
The BFI and The Film and TV Charity have partnered to create the new fund, established with a £1m donation from Netflix, to help support the creative community, which has been devastated by the pandemic. Source: New Covid-19 Film and TV … Continued
BFI chief pledges support to UK industry amid “unprecedented challenge”
BFI chief executive Ben Roberts has issued a statement on the novel coronavirus outbreak amid a wave of production and festival postponements and theatre closures around the globe. Concerns over the spread of the virus saw the UK box office … Continued
Young people employed by Flicks in the Sticks thanks to BFI funding
A RURAL cinema company, with links to Whitchurch, has been able to employ five young people thanks to a funding grant. With help from funding from the British Film Institute (BFI), rural cinema Flicks in the Sticks has been able … Continued
BFI preserves British film heritage with Ooyala | Infrastructure | News | Rapid TV News
The British Film Institute (BFI) has selected Ooyala to assist in its Heritage 2022 project to transcode and aggregate access to its digital archive of moving-image assets. Source: BFI preserves British film heritage with Ooyala | Infrastructure | News | … Continued
BFI reports increase in UK 2018 box-office figures – Cineuropa
Official figures published by the BFI’s Research and Statistics Unit reveal continued growth in the UK and Republic of Ireland market, with 177 million cinema admissions recorded in 2018, a 3.7% rise in comparison to 2017. The figure constitutes the … Continued